HMS New Zealand was one of three Indefatigable-class
battlecruisers built for the defense of the British Empire. Launched in
1911, the ship was funded by the government of New Zealand as a gift to
Britain, and she was commissioned into the Royal Navy in 1912.
HMAS Australia was one of three Indefatigable-class battlecruisers built for the defense of the British Empire. Ordered by the Australian government in 1909, she was launched in 1911, and commissioned as flagship of the fledgling Royal Australian Navy (RAN) in 1913. Australia was the only capital ship ever to serve in the RAN.